The World Today in Pictures- January 24, 2013

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are seen behind a curtain during a traditional Jewish wedding of the granddaughter of Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, Israel, early Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The gauze curtain is used to separate men and women during the wedding. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Frenchwoman Florence Cassez, left, is kissed by her mother Charlotte after landing at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday, Jan.24, 2013. Cassez, who spent seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges returned to a heroes welcome in Paris on Thursday, declaring she had been cleared by the Mexican court that ordered her freed. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A stray dog stands in the path of Indian military band during rehearsals for the upcoming Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hill which houses India's most important ministries and the presidential palace in New Delhi, India,Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The ceremony is held annually on Jan. 29, marking the end of republic day celebrations. (AP Photo /Manish Swarup)